Strategika Issue 55: The Structure of World Powervia StrategikaStrategika Issue 55 is now available online. Strategika is an online journal that analyzes ongoing issues of national security in light of conflicts of the past—the efforts of the Military History Working Group of historians, analysts, and military personnel focusing on military history and contemporary conflict.

The Structure of the Contemporary International Systemby Josef Joffe via StrategikaA monopoly obtains when one firm is free to set prices and output while keeping ambitious newcomers out of the market. The best example is Standard Oil in the late 19th century. Ruthlessly undercutting competitors, the company ended up controlling 90 percent of refined oil flows in the United States. The United States never had that kind of overweening power in the international “market.” It may have come close to unipolarity in the 1990s when its mortal rival, the Soviet Union, had committed suicide. Yet the contemporary world is no longer unipolar. Neither is it bi- or multipolar.

The Vagaries Of World Powerby Nadia Schadlow via StrategikaBy traditional measures—military strength, economic wealth, population size—the United States remains the world’s preeminent superpower. Its economy continues to expand; it deploys the largest military in the world; it is home to a growing population; and American laws and capital flows encourage a vibrant ecosystem for innovation.

Education research: The perils of narrow trainingFrederick M. Hess | AEI video Graduate student education training is incredibly rigorous and high caliber, so what's wrong with it? Frederick Hess explains why the scope of training is just as important as the quality.

New Issue Of Hoover Digest Onlinevia Hoover DigestThe fall issue of Hoover Digest is now available online. The journal focuses on topics both classical—the economy, personal freedom, the role of government—and timely, such as cybersecurity, terrorism, and geopolitical shifts.